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A Case of Benign Intraductal Papilloma Presenting with a Giant Palpable Breast Mass

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Kemal Beksac1, Olcay Kurtulan2,  Kemal Kosemehmetoglu2, Derya Karakoc1  
Departments of General Surgery1 and Pathology2, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
Corresponding Author:
Dr. Kemal Beksac
Email: kemalbeksac@yahoo.com
Received: 09-SEP-2015 Accepted: 29-NOV-2015 Published Online: 10-DEC-2015
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17659/01.2015.0135
Abstract
Introduction: Papillary neoplasms (IPNs) of breast are a group of pathological changes with benign intraductal papilloma occupying one end of the spectrum and papillary carcinoma, the other end.  Intraductal papillomas are observed relatively rarely, with an incidence of 2-3%. In elderly patients, intraductal papillomas are often asymptomatic and usually smaller than 2 cm. Therefore, they are seen commonly as an incidental finding in biopsy specimens. Case Report: We observed a 50 year old patient who has a 10 cm mass in her breast, enlarging over a 4-year period. Patients’ only complaint was mastalgia of two months duration. She was referred for breast sonography and later Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Radiologic examination revealed a 10x4 cm solid-cystic lesion with 4x2 cm and 3x3 cm solid components inside. The mass was surgically removed and histologic examination revealed intraductal papilloma. Conclusion: This case illustrates an unusual presentation of benign intraductal papillomas as a large breast mass and therefore should be considered in the differential diagnosis of very large breast lesions.
Keywords : Breast Neoplasms, Hypertrophy, Mastodynia, Papilloma, Ultrasonography.
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